Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.
Christopher HitchensOne of the reasons I decided to apply for American citizenship after something like a quarter of century of living here on a British, European Union passport and a green card, was my identification with the United States in the post-September 11th period.
Christopher HitchensHuman beings are pattern-seeking animals who will prefer even a bad theory or a conspiracy theory to no theory at all.
Christopher HitchensI have met some highly intelligent believers, but history has no record to say that [s]he knew or understood the mind of god. Yet this is precisely the qualification which the godly must claimโso modestly and so humblyโto possess. It is time to withdraw our 'respect' from such fantastic claims, all of them aimed at the exertion of power over other humans in the real and material world.
Christopher Hitchens